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Higher Than The Hills

HIGHER THAN THE HILLS
By Bob Jackson
Highland Books. 173 pages + 16 pages of colour photos. £6.25
ISBN 1 897913 48 6

This is the story of Lok Bahadur Tamang, a remarkable Christian leader of Nepal. The author's love for the country shows through his description of the spectacular scenery and majestic mountains.

Although this is the story of Lok Bhadur, information about many other Christian believers creeps into it. Sometimes it is unclear whose story is being told and what time is being referred to. We are given details of periods of great hardship and some accounts of church leaders who have been imprisoned for their allegiance to Christ.

Lok Bahadur tells us that, without any Bible college training, by 1995 there were some 65 churches looking to him for pastoral care. When it become possible for more missionaries to enter Nepal, things were not necessarily easier. Lok Bahadur tells us: 'When [these foreign missions] offer money for church buildings, they demand their name on the door and the church then has to join their denomination and come under their control.' With some sadness, he says: 'Two years ago, most of my churches left me to join these other groups.' (p.122)

This book will stimulate much prayer, especially among those who are concerned about overseas missionary enterprises. However, I fear that many weaker believers could be given the impression that churches can be planted merely through miraculous healings taking place or by just quoting a variety of texts.

The book is well-produced with lovely colour photographs, but I was disappointed that the author tells us few details about the actual conversion experiences of these believers. I feel that someone who is not yet a true Christian might gain an unhelpful view of the way of salvation.

Michael Bentley